New and updated reports from the Congressional Research Service include the following.
Qatar and its Neighbors: Disputes and Possible Implications, CRS Insight, June 6, 2017
Burma’s Political Prisoners and U.S. Policy: In Brief, updated June 6, 2017
China Naval Modernization: Implications for U.S. Navy Capabilities — Background and Issues for Congress, updated June 6, 2017
Stafford Act Assistance and Acts of Terrorism, updated June 2, 2017
Digital Trade and U.S. Trade Policy, updated June 6, 2017
Ransomware Attacks Renew Focus on HIPAA Security Standards, CRS Insight, June 5, 2017
Unmanned and Unregulated? Court of Appeals Rejects FAA Regulation of Many Drones, CRS Legal Sidebar, June 6, 2017
Coordination among federal science agencies is essential to ensure government-wide alignment on R&D investment priorities. However, the federal R&D enterprise suffers from egregious siloization.
Don’t like the Chinese-backed EVs that are undercutting your market? Start with a well-designed statute to strengthen market oversight and competition while also providing American companies with support.
Cities and states are best positioned to design policies to accelerate clean energy, innovation, and economic development because they can design approaches that work in different social, political, and economic contexts.
Outcome-Based Contracting reframes procurement around the staged achievement of measurable mission outcomes rather than the delivery of predefined technical artifacts.